I Hate Everyone But You: A Novel about Best Friends Paperback – 16 July 2019

I always fine friendship stories really interesting. I think it is because the relationship between best friends can often transcend romantic relationships. It is this type of relationship that is at the heart of I Hate Everyone But You.Ava and Gen have been best friends forever but when they both go to college on different sides of the country, their relationship is tested to the limits. Can their friendship survive the distance.Dunn and Raskin have been really clever with this novel. They have used that time of persona self discovery – freshman year – to show how divides can grow.Your heart breaks for these two girls – once connecting jigsaw pieces who are now virtual strangers.Oddly, as someone who has struggled with friendship groups, I found this book comforting because it isn’t just me who has complicated friendships.I Hate Everyone But You by Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin is available now.

For a younger audience than I thought, it would be good for a 14-16 year old! My own fault for not checking but overall still a good book! Just to young for me

Brilliant book! Some tricky topics tackled really well and in a very raw way- completely relate to the struggle to label ones self and the Ava/Jake relationship. Buy it!

Couldn't put it down. An honest genuine story about what it is to grow up, grow apart and learn what is important to yourself.

Great quality, much cheaper than buying new.

Great book. Very funny women. Would definitely recommend!

Amazing.

Oh I really loved Ava and Gen. Two best friends with one thing in common - they are hilarious. As they go their separate ways and head off to college they keep in touch via emails and texts; and that's pretty much how this book is structured - a constant conversation which details the adventures of the two girls as they experience a new place, new people, love, lust, drugs, sororities, coming out and heartbreak. And honestly I felt like Regina George listening in on Gretchen and Cady's private conversations - it was hilarious, an awesome depiction of genuine friendship and a fun take on a book of this nature. Which reminds me - there are lots of references to popular movies/people/events which (if you get them) are brilliant and just a little bit nostalgic.Ava and Gen are easy to tell apart - something I was worried would be difficult without any detailed backstory or scene setting (a bit tricky to do when the book is largely dialogue). And each girl really stuck with me, they're easily relatable to many young girls (and guys) heading off to college/university for the first time - and that's what makes it so much fun to read! We've all been there, embarrassing ourselves or making stupid decisions! Some of the texting which had abbreviated words/text speak went over my head (I'm getting old, but honestly some of them I'd never heard of and I'm not THAT old) but it was a nice way to break up the emails.The story isn't especially fast paced because we're just following the girls as they go about their time in the college. But it doesn't really matter because the gossip is always coming in for you as the snooping reader!A funny, heartwarming and cute read which I would happily recommend. It's easy comedic reading; to me, it would be difficult not to enjoy it!ARC provided free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.